Campbell hit open receivers in the end zone on at least three occasions in the first half and should've had a 21-0 lead. Greg Little dropped a 7-yard TD pass on a post route and Josh Gordon dropped a 1-yard fade. Gordon also blew a fourth down shot at the 1-yarder when he failed to secure the ball on his way out of bounds. Another time, Little had a fade knocked away by Antonio Cromartie. Campbell also hit a wide-open Gordon on a slant at the Jets' 20, but he dropped it after turning upfield.

Granted, Campbell missed a few red zone throws, including a screen pass to an open MarQueis Gray. But every quarterback misses some. The bottom line is, Campbell did his job in the first half and got no help. His star receiver was off and there's no one else to make a big play right now.

2. Campbell didn't do his job -- in the second half

Campbell let the adversity of the first half rattle him and he panicked in the second half. He got stuck on the 21-0 lead he felt should've had and deteriorated after it fizzled to 10-10 at the break, letting the defense's weekly end-of-half meltdown seep into his brain. What's more, his star receiver -- his only hope -- was getting throttled by rookie cornerback Dee Milliner and Campbell knew he had few other options. He threw a pick on his first drive out of the break and never recovered. Afterwards, he admitted he pressed and let things get to him. This can't happen with your starting quarterback. He needs to be the rock and rally the troops. Campbell needs to show more mental toughness than he has the past two weeks -- the most disappointing aspect of a quarterback with superior physical skills.

3. Gordon's pressing too

In the past two games, Gordon has been targeted 26 times -- and he's caught only nine passes. In the Bears game, he was limited to two catches until the final minute by Pro Bowl cornerback by Tim Jennings, and in the Jets game, he was held to three catches until the fourth quarter by Milliner. On the slant he dropped at the 20, he was planning his TD celebration before he secured the ball. Same thing with the two end zone passes that got away from him. He lost his laser focus and let good, solid man coverage knock him off his game. It would help if he had someone else to take the pressure off. With Jordan Cameron (concussion) out, the burden of being the only weapon is just too much.

4. Where's that relentless pressure?

The Browns' pass-rush is just not good enough and it's hampering the entire defense. The Browns failed to sack or even hit rookie quarterback Geno Smith, who'd been sacked the second-most times in the NFL with 43. Your No. 6 overall pick in Barkevious Mingo should be able to sack the guy you passed up with that pick. But Mingo has had only two sacks in his last 11 games (for a total of five), and that's simply not good enough from your marquis edge-rusher. He's also got only 12 QB harassments on the season, which included sacks and hits. For a guy's who primary job is harassing the QB, that's nowhere near enough. Mingo gets a pass this year because of the bruised lung, but he needs to come back next year with a few more pounds on his frame and a few more moves. Paul Kruger has been a disappointment too. He has only two sacks in his last seven games and a total of 20 harassments. Desmond Bryant has a dozen more harassments that the Browns' blockbuster free agent pickup three fewer games. The lack of pressure has also hurt the guys on the back end.

5. TD passes aplenty

The Browns gave up only two TD passes in the first five games of the season -- and 26 in the last 10. Sunday, gave up two TD passes to Smith, who had only had 10 coming in. Buster Skrine has been prone to giving up TDs this season, and let up another one to David Nelson. He's now tied for second in the NFL with eight TD passes given up. He's also the 105th-ranked cornerback according to profootballfocus.com and the second-worst ranked pass defender on the team according to the site. The Browns' pass defense has been hurt in recent weeks by all the young DBs learning on the job. Ray Horton is taking a lot of heat -- some of it deserved -- but he can only field the players they give him.

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